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History of the Russian flag The presentation was prepared by the teacher-organizer of GBPOU KS No. 54 of Moscow Botogova L.V.
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About how Russia got a flag Until the 17th century, Russia did not have a single state flag. The history of its origin can be traced back to the time of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov, when, in 1668, the first Russian warship Oryol was launched.
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"Eagle" - the first Russian ship The Dutch engineer Davyd Butler, who supervised the construction of the ship, turned to the Boyar Duma with a request "... to ask His Royal Majesty for a command: which flag to raise on the ship." The palace clerk answered this request that in practice such a circumstance did not happen, and the Armory “builds banners, banners and ensigns for military units and governors, but what about the ship’s banner, the Tsar ordered to ask him, Butler, what is the custom in his country." The alleged appearance of the flag of the ship "Eagle"
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The flag of the Netherlands since 1630 has been a panel consisting of three horizontal stripes: red (top), white (middle) and blue (bottom), which Butler reported to the tsar. Butler's report had an effect: "The painting, what else is needed for the ship's structure, besides what is now bought overseas" indicates that "kindyak-scarlet", white and blue matter was purchased for the flags. Drawing made by Peter I of the flag of the Tsar of Moscow
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Flag of the Tsar of Moscow On August 6, 1693, during the voyage of Peter I on the 12-gun yacht "Saint Peter" in the White Sea with a detachment of warships built in Arkhangelsk, the so-called "Flag of the Tsar of Moscow" was raised as a standard for the first time.
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The non-standard dimensions of this flag (4.6 meters wide and only 4.3 meters long) served as the basis for the hypothesis of the researcher of the history of the origin of the Russian flag A. A. Usachev, according to which Peter I in 1693 made a flag for his yacht from the surviving flag with a cross sewn for the "Eagle", cutting out a piece of the right size: the flag of the "Eagle" was too large for the yacht. The original of this oldest surviving pan-Russian flag that has survived to this day is located in the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg.
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ANDREEVSKY FLAG A flag similar to the modern Russian flag began to be used as the maritime flag of Russia. Given the fact that in the ground forces each regiment had its own banner, the unified naval flag adopted by Peter I was the de facto state flag of Russia.
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TRICOLOR In 1699-1700, Peter I introduced a new standard and developed new versions of the naval flag. In 1699, when the ship "Fortress" set off for Constantinople, Peter I, instructed by the Russian envoy Yemelyan Ukraintsev, drew a three-panel flag with an oblique cross crossing it. On January 20, 1705, Peter I issued a decree according to which a white-blue-red flag should be hoisted on all merchant ships.
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The three-striped flag was also used on warships until 1712, when the St. Andrew's flag was approved as the naval flag. The white-blue-red flag becomes the commercial flag (that is, the flag of civil ships).
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The use of this flag was not limited to the merchant fleet. In addition, white-blue-red scarves were part of the officer uniform in the Russian army in 1700-1732. The white-blue-red flag was used as a military field flag of the Russian army units: for example, during the Battle of Narva, Russian regiments went into battle under a white-blue-red flag with golden double-headed eagles.
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Despite the fact that Peter I developed a huge number of flags during his life (various versions of the St. Andrew's flag, the standards of the Tsar of Moscow and the Emperor of All Russia, variants of guises, etc.), he never set the state flag of the Russian Empire. Peter's successors continued this "tradition" for almost a century and a half: despite the widespread use of the Russian white-blue-red tricolor in everyday life, its status as the flag of the Russian Empire was not legally established
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Flag of the Russian Empire P.I. Belavenets describes the distribution of two state flags as state: white-blue-red Russian and black-and-yellow imperial standard, indicating that the actual national flag "was not yet out of the question." Under Alexander I, “on the occupation of Paris, white-blue-red flags were displayed, which everyone considered as the national Russian state” Flag of the Russian Empire in coat of arms (1858-1883), dynastic flag of the Romanovs Imperial Palace Standard
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In the Russian Empire, many flags were created based on the Peter's tricolor. In 1806, the flag of the Russian-American Company appears, which is a panel of three horizontal stripes (white, blue and red), with a black double-headed eagle in the middle of the white stripe and the inscription "Russian-American Company".
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In 1858, during the reign of Emperor Alexander II, the chairman of the heraldic chamber of the Russian Empire, Baron Kene, drew the attention of the sovereign to the fact that the colors of the state flag of Russia did not match the colors of the state emblem (which was contrary to the rules of German heraldry). Despite the fact that in reality the colors of the Russian flag corresponded to the colors of the central, ancient image of the state emblem of the empire, namely the coat of arms of Moscow, Baron Kene managed to convince the emperor of the need to create a new flag. Emperor Alexander II
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In the same year, A.P. Yazykov’s brochure “On the Russian State Color” was published, where black, yellow and white were proposed as the colors of the flag. It was this combination that was adopted in 1858 as the state flag of the Russian Empire. The national flag of Russia since 1858, Alexander III issued the “Decree on Flags for Decorating Buildings on Solemn Occasions”, which ordered the use of a white-blue-red flag exclusively. The black-yellow-white flag from that moment was considered the dynastic flag of the reigning house of the Romanovs. Emperor Alexander III
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The last Russian emperor Nicholas II in 1896 finally secured the status of the only state flag of the Russian Empire for the white-blue-red flag (despite the fact that during the reign of Nicholas II the issue of the national flag of Russia was repeatedly discussed).
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It differed from the state flag of the empire in a yellow square with a black double-headed eagle (a composition corresponding to the emperor's palace standard). The eagle was depicted without title emblems on the wings, the square overlapped the white and about a quarter of the blue stripe of the flag. However, this flag did not gain currency; Contrary to popular belief, it has never been the state flag of the Russian Empire. The new flag was not introduced as mandatory, its use was only "allowed". The symbolism of the flag emphasized the unity of the king with the people.
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Imperial flag "for private use". With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, in order to raise the patriotism of the population, an additional imperial flag "for use in private life" was introduced by a special circular of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Flag during the period of the Provisional Government After the February Revolution of 1917 (September 1 (14), 1917), Russia was proclaimed a democratic republic. At the May 6, 1917 meeting of the Provisional Government, the issue of the state emblem and the national flag was postponed until "the resolution of the Constituent Assembly." The white-blue-red flag continued to be the state symbol of Russia until April 1918.
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Flag of Soviet Russia On April 8, 1918, the issue of the state flag was discussed at a meeting of the Council of People's Commissars. In the decision of the Council of People's Commissars, it was proposed that the All-Russian Central Executive Committee declare the red flag with the letters “P. V.S.S.” (that is, with the abbreviation of the motto "Proletarians of all countries, unite!"). However, this proposal was not accepted. By a decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of April 13, 1918, the red banner with the inscription "Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic" was proclaimed the official flag of the RSFSR. The text of the decree did not contain any clarifications regarding the color, size and location of the inscription, the ratio of the width and length of the banner.
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The flag of modern Russia During the "August putsch" the white-blue-red tricolor was widely used by the forces opposing the GKChP. After the defeat of the State Emergency Committee, by a resolution of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR of August 22, 1991, the white-blue-red historical flag of Russia was recognized as the official national flag of the RSFSR. Later, on November 1, 1991, it was legally adopted as the state flag of the RSFSR: By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin dated February 15, 1994 No. 319 “On the standard (flag) of the President of the Russian Federation”, a special flag was introduced - the standard of the President Federations
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The flag is one of the oldest heraldic symbols. The history of the appearance of flags is inextricably linked with the history of military affairs. For a long time, flags (banners, banners, standards) were symbols of combat units. They pointed the soldiers to the place of gathering, and by their condition they often determined the course of the battle. The fall of the banner or its capture by the enemy often meant defeat in battle, on the contrary, hoisting one's banner on enemy territory meant victory.
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Among warriors, flags were especially revered and protected symbols. Hot battles often took place on the battlefield around the banner, and warriors often sacrificed their own lives in order to preserve the banner. It is not surprising that the veneration of the banner, covered with military glory, was not limited to the period of hostilities, but also passed into peacetime. Gradually, the banners began to acquire a sacred character, the belief was affirmed that the “correct” banner itself was capable of ensuring success in battle.
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In the Russian lands, banners (called "banners" in Russia) have been known since ancient times. As a rule, the faces of the Savior or the patron saints of the principality, city, or the prince himself were depicted on the banners. Each squad and each regiment had their own banners. The first description of the Russian banner that has come down to us refers to the banner of Dmitry Donskoy, who was with the prince during the Battle of Kulikovo. According to sources, the victory was won under the red banner with the face of the Savior. However, historians do not have a single opinion about the color of the princely banner: according to one version, the banner of Dmitry Donskoy was “black”, that is, red, according to another - black.
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Since then, banners with the image of the face of Christ the Savior as grand ducal banners have become widespread in Russia. The banner becomes a kind of marching icon. Sources mention the prayers of the princes at the banner, which was illuminated by the metropolitan according to the order of the holy icons. The first Russian banners that have come down to us date back to the 16th century: the banner of the “Almighty Savior” of 1552, under which Ivan the Terrible set off to conquer Kazan, and the royal “Great Banner” of 1560, which depicts Michael the Archangel as a rider.
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In the 15th-16th century, the grand ducal banners, despite all their significance, remained the personal banners of the Moscow princes, but a national flag did not appear in this era. Russia acquires its state banner only in the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, and its appearance was due to the beginning of the construction of the Russian fleet. In 1667, by decree of Alexei Mikhailovich, in the village of Dedinovo near Moscow, they began to build the first Russian warship "Eagle". In 1668, the Dutch captain Butler, who was in charge of the construction of the ship, turned to the Boyar Duma with a request to ask the sovereign about the colors of the flag that should be raised on the ship.
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The tsar ordered to release “kindyaks and taffeta (material grades) wormy, white and azure” to the banners and yalovshchik ship structure in the village of Dedinovo. That is red, white and blue. The arrangement of colors on the flag of the "Eagle" was not the same as Peter the Great later drew with his own hand. The flag had a blue straight cross dividing the cloth into four equal parts - roofs. The first and fourth were white, the second and third were red.
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The choice of white, blue and red colors was explained by the fact that they have long been on the coat of arms of Moscow. Also, historians find an explanation for the national colors in the full title of the tsars of the Russian Empire - "all Great and Small and White Russia." The red color corresponded to the Great Russians, blue - to the Little Russians, white - to the Belarusians. On August 6, 1693, on the 12-gun yacht "Saint Peter", the so-called "Flag of the Tsar of Moscow" was raised as a standard for the first time - a panel consisting of three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red colors, with a golden double-headed eagle in the middle. Such a flag, similar to the modern Russian flag, began to be used as the maritime flag of Russia.
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In 1712, the St. Andrew's flag was approved as a naval flag. Andreevsky, this flag was called by the name of St. Andrew the First-Called - the apostle, from whom, according to legend, Russia was baptized. St. Andrew was considered the patron saint of sailors, he was a fisherman. The white-blue-red flag becomes the commercial flag (that is, the flag of civil ships).
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Despite the fact that Peter I developed a huge number of flags during his life (various versions of the St. Andrew's flag, the standards of the Tsar of Moscow and the Emperor of All Russia, variants of guises, etc.), he never set the state flag of the Russian Empire.
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Under Peter's successors, despite the widespread use of the Russian white-blue-red tricolor in everyday life, its status as the flag of the Russian Empire was not legally established. By decree of Alexander II of June 11, 1858, a black-yellow-white “flag of coat of arms” was introduced: The first stripes correspond to the black state eagle in a yellow field, the lower white or silver stripe corresponds to the white or silver rider (St. George) in the Moscow coat of arms. They also came up with an explanation for these colors: "gold, silver and earth." Thus, the flag of coat of arms became the first officially approved state flag of Russia.
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Russian society did not accept this new symbol of state power: in the minds of Russians, black and yellow colors were associated with Germany and Austria. In the empire, there were two flags in parallel: black-yellow-white - national legally and white-blue-red - national in fact, and the preferences of the population were universally given to the latter. A commission of authoritative persons was appointed. Based on the decision of the commission, the highest white-blue-red was approved as the national flag. From that moment on, black-yellow-white was considered the dynastic flag of the reigning house of the Romanovs. The last Russian Emperor Nicholas II in 1896 finally secured the status of the only state flag of the Russian Empire for the white-blue-red flag.
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In February 1917, a democratic revolution took place in Russia, during which the red flag was widely used. On July 10, 1918, the V All-Russian Congress of Soviets approved the first Constitution of the RSFSR, which was published on July 19 of the same year. Article 90 of the Constitution contained a description: “The commercial, maritime and military flag of the R.S.F.S.R. consists of a red (scarlet) color cloth, in the left corner of which, near the staff, at the top, golden letters are placed: R.S F. S. R. or inscription: Russian Socialist Federative Republic. The Constitution of the RSFSR of 1937 also confirmed the use of this flag as the state flag.
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After the defeat of the State Emergency Committee, the white-blue-red flag began to be used by the RSFSR as the state flag, however, this provision was legally enshrined only on November 1, 1991. By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 20, 1994, August 22 was declared a memorable day and is celebrated as "Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation »
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Currently, there is no official interpretation of the colors of the Russian flag. However, in pre-revolutionary times they were interpreted as follows: white - the color of purity and freedom; blue is the color of the Mother of God, who was considered the heavenly patroness of Russia; red is a symbol of sovereignty.
The appearance of the first flags in Russia In 1380, the Russian army also gathered under the banners on the Kulikovo field. The drawing of the banners of Dmitry Donskoy is not known. In most annalistic sources ("The Tale of Bygone Years", etc.), triangular red flags are depicted. The Tale of Mamaev's Massacre... speaks of a black regimental banner with the image of Jesus Christ, at whom Dmitry prayed before the battle.
The Appearance of the First Flags in Russia In the Obverse Chronicle there is an image of the banner of Ivan the Terrible in the Kazan campaign - a bifurcated white one with the image of the Savior and an eight-pointed cross above it. According to other sources, the banner (probably regimental) was red with the image of the Savior. The so-called "Great banner" of Ivan the Terrible is well known. This cloth is in the form of a trapezoid (with a slope). At the pole on an azure field, St. Michael is depicted on horseback. Christ is depicted on the slope of "sugar" color. The banner has a border of "lingonberry color", at the slope there is an additional border of "poppy" color.
The appearance of the first flags in Russia Religious subjects were also depicted on other royal banners. On the scarlet banner of Alexei Mikhailovich. for example, the face of the Savior was depicted. From the time of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, from 1668, "armorial banners" began to be made, the first such banner was white with a wide red border, a golden double-headed eagle and emblems of the lands subject to the king were depicted in the center, a legend was placed on the border (author of the coat of arms Stanislav Loputsky). back
Flags of the Russian Empire The coat of arms of Peter I (1696) was red with a white border, in the center was a golden eagle soaring over the sea, on the chest of an eagle in a circle the Savior, next to Saints Peter and Paul, the Holy Spirit. Since 1693, Peter I has already used a white-blue-red flag with a golden double-headed eagle in the center as the "flag of the Tsar of Moscow" (in 1700, during the siege of Narva, the Swedes captured the royal banner of a similar design).
Flags of the Russian Empire. The year 1858 turned out to be remarkable in the history of the Russian state flag. It was then that, by decree of Emperor Alexander II, the imperial state flag black-yellow-white (earth, gold and silver) was approved. The black-yellow-white flag was the state flag for only 25 years, from 1858 to 1883 G.
Flags of the Russian Empire In 1914, by a special circular of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a new national white-blue-red flag was introduced "for use in private life" with a yellow square with a black double-headed eagle added in the upper part near the flagpole (a composition corresponding to the emperor's palace standard); the eagle was depicted without title emblems on the wings; the square overlapped the white and about a quarter of the blue stripe of the flag. The new flag was not introduced as mandatory, its use was only "allowed". The symbolism of the flag emphasized the unity of the king with the people.
Flags of the Russian Empire After the revolutionary events of February 1917, Emperor Nicholas II on March 2 (15) was forced to abdicate in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, who, in turn, transferred power to the provisional government on March 3. Prince G.E. Lvov became the head of the provisional government. On September 1 (14), 1917, Russia was proclaimed a democratic republic. During the revolution of February 1917, the red flag was already widely used. For example, badges depicting a double-headed eagle with two red flags were issued. The legal meeting on April 25, 1917 proposed to leave the white-blue-red flag as the national flag, and it became the flag of Russia for the period until April 1918. back
Flags of the Soviet state On October 25 (November 7), 1917, an uprising took place in Petrograd, as a result of which the provisional government was overthrown, power passed into the hands of the Soviets. The fratricidal civil war that broke out in 1918 divided the country into "reds" and "whites". The white movement gave a new breath to the white-blue-red and St. Andrew's flags. They were used by military units as banners. Their elements were used on epaulettes, sleeve chevrons and other symbols of the White armies. For some Russians who did not accept Soviet power, the flags became truly national.
Flags of the Soviet State In 1918, work began on the creation of a national flag. On April 8, 1918, the issue of the flag was considered in the SNK (Council of People's Commissars) and the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (All-Russian Central Executive Committee). According to the report of Ya.M.
Flags of the Soviet state The Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918 gave the following information about the state flag: "Section 6, Chapter XVII, § 90 The commercial, naval and military flag of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic consists of a red (scarlet) color cloth, in the left corner of which - the shaft, at the top, contains the gold letters "RSFSR" or the inscription "Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic".
Flags of the Soviet State During the Great Patriotic War, the Flag of the USSR personified the unity of the entire people in the fight against the fascist invaders. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the banner of the victorious state, the state flag of the USSR, was hoisted over the defeated Reichstag in the capital of Germany, Berlin.
Flags of the Soviet state By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of January 9, 1954, a new version of the flag of the RSFSR was introduced. At the staff of the red flag, a vertical stripe 1/8 of the length of the cloth was added, in the upper left part of the red field were placed a golden hammer and sickle and a red star framed by a golden border. The blue color, as the creators of the flag explained, "is traditional for the Russian people." Another explanation for the blue color is "the bold conquest of the air and sea elements by the Russian people." Very strange...
Flags of the Soviet state As early as July 1, 1923, at the opening of the Nizhny Novgorod fair, a red flag was raised with an aspect ratio of 1: 4 with an image under the golden abbreviation "S.S.S.R." a cartouche with a sickle and a hammer The Constitution of the USSR of 1936 contained the following description of the flag: Article 144. The state flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics consists of a red rectangular panel with an image on its upper corner near the shaft of a golden hammer and sickle and above them a red five-pointed star framed by a gold border . The ratio of width to length is 1:2. back
The modern flag of Russia was abolished by the USSR on December 8, 1991, and on December 25, 1991, the State Flag of the USSR was lowered over the residence of the President of the USSR. On June 12, 1990, the Congress of Soviets of the RSFSR adopted a declaration on the sovereignty of the Russian Federation. Until December 25, 1991, the country was called the RSFSR, and the flag of 1954 was preserved. On April 21, 1992, the 6th Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation adopted the Law on Amendments to the Constitution. From that moment on, Article 181 began to sound like this: "The State Flag of the RSFSR is a rectangular panel with equal horizontal stripes: the upper stripe is white, the middle one is azure and the bottom one is scarlet. The ratio of width to its length is 1: 2. "
The modern flag of Russia On December 8, 2000, already at the suggestion of President V. Putin, deputies of the State Duma discussed and finally adopted the Constitutional Laws on the coat of arms, anthem and flag. The coat of arms and flag were confirmed already in existence. The Federation Council approved these laws on December 20, 2000. President Vladimir Putin signed the Constitutional laws on the coat of arms and the flag on December 25. The laws came into force after being published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta on December 27 ago
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What is a flag? The flag is the official distinguishing sign of the state, which is a one-color or multi-color panel with a coat of arms or emblem.
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When do you think the first flags appeared? The very idea of the flag originated in ancient times. Ancient hunters and warriors wanted to recognize both friends and enemies from afar in order to be ready in advance for a fight or a friendly conversation. In such cases, feathers or animal skins attached to spears could serve as identification marks - these were the first flags.
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What were the first flags called? Banner, banner, pennant, standard; What are the parts of the flag? Wood and cloth.
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The First Birth of the Flag The Letters and Papers of Peter the Great indicate that the flag was drawn after October 8th. And on October 1, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of the most important holidays - the Protection of the Mother of God. The colors of the flag correspond to the tradition of depicting the colors of the Virgin’s clothes, which was established by the end of the 17th century: dark cherry gradually turns into red, blue is the color of the dress, white is the belt kerchief.
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St. Andrew's flag in the autumn of 1700. The white-blue-red flag replaced the well-known St. Andrew's flag.
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In 1883 Emperor Alexander III to decorate Moscow on the day of his coronation indicates three colors: white, blue, red. Color has a special meaning. White color means peace and purity of conscience, blue - the sky, fidelity and truth, red - fire and courage. Orthodox Christians saw the structure of the world in the arrangement of the banner stripes. Above is the divine world, embodied in white heavenly light, below is the blue firmament, and below it is the world of people, red. The white-blue-red flag remains the State flag until the end of 1917. The second birth of the flag
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RED BANNER After the Great October Socialist Revolution in the state symbols of Russia, red became the predominant color - the color of revolution. The banner existed for more than 70 years.
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VICTORY BANNER April 30, 1945 at 22h 40 min. one of the nine banners was raised in Berlin over the Reichstag by the assault group of Captain Markov V.N. It is considered the Banner of Victory. June 20, 1945 this banner with military honors was transported to Moscow to participate in the Victory Parade.
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Banners of Ancient Russia
We know little about the most ancient banners of the Slavs. Over time, a banner appeared in Russia in the form of a canvas attached to a tree. In The Tale of Bygone Years, Russian banners are called banners.
From a very early time, the banner not only served in battle, but also performed another, no less important function: it was a symbol of power.
In ancient Russia, banners could be of various shapes. Banners in the form of an elongated triangle were common. There were also banners with long processes sewn to them - braids (or trunks), which fluttered in the wind, creating a special mood.
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Flag history
It is possible that the Russian tricolor already existed under the father of Peter 1, created by Peter 1.
The first Russian tricolor had the same arrangement and color of the stripes as the modern Russian flag. In its center was a golden double-headed eagle.
The banner of the Russian Federation consists of three horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: white, blue, red. It was approved on August 22, 1991.
According to the Law on the State Flag (adopted in 2000), the state flag of the Russian Federation is a rectangular panel of three equal stripes: the top is white, the middle is blue and the bottom is red. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is 2:3.
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Flag of the Tsar of Moscow
On August 6, 1693, during the voyage of Peter I in the White Sea with a detachment of warships built in Arkhangelsk, the so-called “flag of the Tsar of Moscow” was raised for the first time on the 12-gun yacht “Saint Peter”, consisting of three horizontal equal stripes of white, blue and red, with a golden double-headed eagle in the middle. The original of this oldest of the Russian flags that has survived to this day is located in the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg.
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naval ensign
In April 1700, Peter I ordered the Armory to "build a naval banner." The three-striped white-blue-red flag was also used on warships until 1712, when the St. Andrew's flag was approved as the naval ensign.
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Trade Flag of Russia
On January 20, 1705, Peter I issued a decree "On Flags on Merchant River Vessels", according to which the Flag of merchant ships from 1705 "on all merchant ships" had to raise a white-blue-red flag. In the decree of 1712, the merchant flag was confirmed: "The merchant flag is made up of the three colors described above, that is, white, blue, red"
In Article 6, approved by Peter I on January 13, 1720, the Charter of the Sea said: “Russian merchant ships are obliged to have a flag of three striped colors: white, blue, red.”
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Royal standard
Having been in the course of the Great Embassy in June-July 1698 in Vienna, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, Peter I approved his naval standard in the image and likeness of the banner of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire - a yellow flag with a double-headed black eagle holding sea charts with the image of the White, Caspian and Azov seas, the coasts of which were owned by the Muscovite state.
The accession of part of the coast of the Baltic Sea was marked by the addition of a fourth sea chart to the standard, and already on September 8, 1703, the personal flag of Peter I was hoisted on a new frigate, called the Shtandart, with four cards.
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Symbolism of flowers
White color symbolized peace, purity, truth, nobility, innocence.
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Blue color is a symbol of the sky, chastity, fidelity, spirituality. It was considered the color of the Virgin.
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The red color symbolized courage, war, protection of faith and poor people, heroism, generosity, blood, self-sacrifice, fire.
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The return of the tricolor
During the reign of Alexander III, the white-blue-red flag became the state flag.
